The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-07
STATE CAPITAL SIFTNGS.
Plans for the Prohibition Fight--The
State Road Property


ATLANTA, GA, Sept Ga meeting Of
Prohibitionists, largely attended by leading
advocates of the dry cause. was held with
closed doors last night The preseut situa-
ton and the outlook for the cause was dis
cussed at some length and a plan of cam
paign mapped out in rough state. Nothing
definite was done, however, as this was left
for another meeting which will be held in
few days, or as soon as DIR. Hawthorne re-
turns TO Atlanta, as he will be largely con-
suited before the line of battle is formed
1t was determined to procure
large tent in which to hold
meetings, and to also secure the services of
Sam Jones and Sam Small to assist DR..
Hawthorne in making the fight. Rev. w.
j. Gaines (colored), was at the meeting, and
it is understood that he has obligated him
self to deliver the colored vote into the hands
of the party. Both Democrats and Repub
licans were at the meeting, and prohibition
was made superior to political parties. A
hot fight is promised, of which tent meet
ings, professions and brass bands will be
prominent features
GEoRGIA's CHATTANOOGA PROPERTY
The joint legislative committee of three
from the House and two from the Senate,
States property in Chattanooga, returned
last night. Senator Roberts says the com
mittee found that a good deal of the land
could be sold without injuring the terminal
facilities of the Western and Atlantic rail
road. The freight depot, he says, could be
moved away from the central part of the
city to a more suitable place on less valuable
ground. The State would then be in a
position to dispose of some very valuable
property estimated by the Chattanooga real
estate agents to be worth from 81, 10000
to 81 400 900.
Principal Keeper Towers received dis
patch this morning announcing the death of
negro convict, named Todd, who was
drowned at Smiths camp near Madison,
while trying to escape. The anatomical
board claim him, and they will get him, and
the principal keeper will deliver him to
Sscl' tary McRae through the authorized
carrier of the board.
RAILROAD TAX RETURNS.
The Americas, Preston and Lumpkin
railroad made its annual returns to the
seventy-one miles and S251 900 worth of
property against thirty-eight miles and
Sl69 0S6 last year.
The following railroad taxes were paid
to-day: Atlanta and West Point s., 145 AZ;
Wrightsville and Tennille, S545 So; Western
and Atlantic, $695 93.
The Governor has signed the bill to pre-
vent the sale OF opium and its preparations
to persons addicted habitually to its use.
The Governor honored a requisition to-
day from South Carolina for Robert Butts,
alias Tom Manning, on charge of grand
larceny. He is under arrest in Augusta.
The Governor, with his staff, accom-
panied by the military and a number of
other citizens, will leave for Philadelphia
by the East Tennessee Airline Tuesday,
September 18th. at o'clock in the evening,
to participate in the centennial celebration
The Governor expects other companies to
join him and hopes one of them win be from
Savannah
A TRIAL AT DECATUR.
Henry and Jack Goldsmith, two of the
Decatur rioters, had preliminary trial at
Decatur to-day before Justice Kirkpatrick,
charged with being implicated in the riot
Police Judge Anderson, to-day, imposed
a fine of $.25 and costs on Ben Cook, the
negro porter of the Atlanta Independent
club, who was charged with furnishing
liquor TO members at their club room.
This morning difficulty occurred at the
Piedmont Exposition grounds between
Andrew Hayes and Peter Thompson, two
negro hands employed at the dump, where
a large force is grading over the track.
Hayes shot at Thompson twice with a pis-
tol, the second shot taking effect in Thomp-
sons left shoulder, inhcting painful flesh
wound. Hayes, seeing that he
had shot Thompson, commenced
running in the direction of the woods
with view of escaping. He was pursued
by all the employees on the work, who or
gained themselves INTO a regular mob.
Threats that If caught he would be muir
dered were freely made Hayes, after a
long chase, was captured by two of the
bosses on the works, who had all they could
do to keep the mob from putting Hayes to
death. He was brought safely to the city
and locked up